On Tuesday, I drove down to Dartmouth to see our new boat being surveyed. This is the last stage in the buying process, hopefully she’ll belong to us early next week. She’s a Westwind 43, but actually almost 50 feet long from stem to stern. The name is Welsh, meaning ‘House of David’, and since David is my dad’s name, we’ll probably not change it!.
- Lifted out of the water to check the hull.
- The chart table, more like a small office. The big box in front is the old radar – it works fine but we’ll probably update to a smaller, flat screen set which will regain the space.
- In need of a tidy up! This space has lots of lockers and a really warm, cosy feel. The whole boat is filled with beautiful woodwork in oiled teak, with storage everywhere.
- The view from astern, being lifted back in. The boat has a large platform at the back, which is great for sitting on, and getting access to the dinghy and swim ladder. The gantry also holds solar panels and a wind generator.
- We’ll be doing this someday before too long! This is a picture from the sales info, the boat was in the Caribbean until April 05, when her current owner bought her over to England.
